The person selected for this position will be responsible for the care and supervision of the three infants assigned to her his pod. She he is directly responsible for working closely with assistant infant teachers to ensure that continuity of care is maintained throughout the infant's entire day at the center. However, because infant care requires that caregivers work as a team, she he will be also responsible for aiding in the care and supervision of all the infants in the program.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 12 Core semester units in early childhood education/development semester units
• 6 months experience in a licensed child care center or caparable group child care program

The person selected for this position must be at least 18 years of age and have a strong desire to work with children. This person must have a warm, nurturing, and friendly personality, be sensitive to the feelings and needs of others, be able to relate well with children and be willing to fulfill her his responsibilities in accordance with the center's philosophy. Because infant care requires a team approach, this person must have a mature attitude that allows her him to communicate effectively, problem solve and anticipate the needs of her his fellow workers. An educational background in early childhood is preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The head teacher is responsible for:

1. Being the communications liaison between the center and the parents. All pertinent information about the center should be relayed through the head teacher and/or directly through the program coordinator or director.

2. Implementing the infant schedule in accordance with the parents established schedule.

3. Ensuring that assistant infant teacher is kept informed on a daily basis of any changes in the baby's schedules.

4. Reporting daily events, change in schedule, feeding times, food amounts, infants health and sleeping habits to the aid so that the community of care is maintained. (This can be best accomplished through the completion of end of shift report form.)

5. Completion of daily report sheet during the course of her shift. This includes writing a general note about the infant's day.

6. Completion of monthly planning sheet. (This will be completed with the aid of program coordinator.)

7. Completion of weekly anecdotal record sheet.

8. Arranging and planning for an environment that best meets the individual infant's developmental needs. This includes planning art and sensory activities along with providing variety of toys and gross motor equipment. Toys and equipment should be rotated approximately every two weeks.

9. Directly overseeing assistant infant teachers. Your role in the classroom is to act as a role model to assistance, to interject. When inappropriate behavior may cause immediate harm, report to program coordinator or director inappropriate behaviors or general observations made about assistant. Your input is vital part of staft evaluation.

10. Completion of Infant Competency Profile assessment form. These should be completed preferably every three months, but at least every six months.

The person selected for this position will be responsible for the care and supervision of the infants assigned to his or her pod. This person is direetly responsible for working with the head teacher of that pod in order to ensure continuity of care for the infunts. However, because infant care does require the caregivers to work as a team, she will also be responsible for aiding in the care and supervision of all the infants in the program.

QUALIFICATIONS

The person selected for this position must be at least 18 years of age and have a strong desire to work with children. This person must have a warm, nurturing, and friendly personality, be sensitive to the feelings and needs of others, be able to relate well with children, and be willing to fulfill her responsibilities in accordance with the center's philosophy. He or she must be willing to be a working member of the team to ensure that the children are cared for in a warm, safe, and nurturing environment. The background in early childhood education or experience in working with infants is preferred.